Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 6
A district of about 74,000 people, 38% Hispanic, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+23.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Pat Pettey (D) · won62.8%
- Tabitha S. Burt (R)37.2%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every Kansas State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Pat Pettey (D) | Tabitha S. Burt (R) | 25.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Pat Pettey (D) | Diana Whittington (R) | 28.6 |
| 2016 | Pat Pettey (D) | Jason Conley (I) | 41.3 |
| 2012 | Pat Pettey (D) | Chris Steineger (R) | 24.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Chris Steineger (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Chris Steineger (D) | Joy Holt (I) | 58.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Chris Steineger (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Chris Steineger (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Bill Wisdom (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Jack Steineger (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Jack Steineger (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Jack Steineger (D) | Harley D. Huggins (R) | 21.4 |
| 1976 | Jack Steineger (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Jack Steineger (D) | Walter S. Gray (R) | 22.4 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Wint Winter (R) | Walter J. Brueck (D) | 18.5 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 6
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 6's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+14.4 |
| U.S. Senate | D+7.4 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in Kansas. The black marker is District 6.
Lower than 77% of seats.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Denser than 74% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2528% Hispanic · 20% college gradsD+13.4Not up in 2026District 19
30% college gradsD+28.2Not up in 2026District 29
26% Hispanic · 22% BlackD+39.3Not up in 2026District 21
50% college gradsD+20.6Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET